Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-05-13, close and tough fight between Josh Warrington and Kiko Martinez: it gets three stars.
The undefeated Josh Warrington entered this fight with a perfect record of 24-0-0 (5 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.8 featherweight in the world. He fought twice in 2016 beating Hisashi Amagasa (=Warrington vs Amagasa) and Patrick Hyland (=Warrington vs Hyland).
His opponent, the former Ibf super-Bw champion Kiko Martinez, has an official record of 36-7-1 (26 knockouts) and he entered as the No.18 in the same weight class. He fought three times last year losing to current #1 Fw Leo Santa Cruz (2016 Fight of the Year candidate, Santa Cruz vs Martinez), drawing with Eusebio Osejo and winning over Leonel Hernandez. Josh Warrington vs Kiko Martinez is valid for the WBC International featherweight title; they also faced each other a second time on March 26, 2022 (Kiko Martinez vs Josh Warrington 2). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-05-13, pretty good fight between Kal Yafai and Suguru Muranaka: it gets three stars.
The undefeated Wba super-Flw champion Khalid Yafai entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 21-0-0 (14 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.5 super flyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Srisaket Sor Rungvisai). He fought four times last year winning over Dixon Flores (=Yafai vs Flores), Jozsef Ajtai, Johnson Tellez and Luis Concepcion (=Concepcion vs Yafai).
His opponent, Suguru Muranaka, has an official record of 25-2-1 (8 knockouts) and he entered as the No.22 in the same weight class. He suffered his last loss when he faced Tomoya Kaneshiro in 2006, since then he has collected 18 victories and one draw. Khalid Yafai vs Suguru Muranaka is valid for the WBA World super flyweight title (Kal’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-05-13, petty good finish between Sam Eggington and Ceferino Rodriguez but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
Sam Eggington entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 20-3-0 (12 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.10 welterweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Manny Pacquiao). He lost to Bradley Skeete last year (=Eggington vs Skeete) but then he has beat Daza Usher, Frankie Gavin (=Gavin vs Eggington) and Paul Malignaggi (=Eggington vs Malignaggi).
His opponent, Ceferino Rodriguez, has a record of 24-1-0 (12 knockouts) and he entered as the No.50 in the same weight class. He suffered his only defeat when he faced Mohamed Mimoune in 2015, after this bout he has won six consecutive fights beating Ahmed El Mousaoui in his last one. Sam Eggington vs Ceferino Rodriguez is valid for the EBU (European) welterweight title; undercard of Kal Yafai vs Suguru Muranaka. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Here you can find the best boxing fights of 2017 rated by our users (ranking updated monthly). We post the top 25 fighting with 4 and 5 stars rated at least five times.
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-05-06, fight not particularly exciting between Saul Alvarez and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr gets two stars.
The world champion in two different weight classes Saul Canelo Alvarez entered this fight with a professional record of 48-1-1 (34 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 super welterweight in the world. He suffered his only loss when he faced Floyd Mayweather Jr in 2013 (via majority decision, Mayweather vs Alvarez), since then Canelo has won six consecutive fights defeating Miguel Cotto (=Cotto vs Alvarez), Amir Khan (4-stars fight, Canelo vs Khan) and Liam Smith in his last three (=Canelo vs Smith).
His opponent, the former Wbc Mw champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, has a boxing record of 50-2-1 (32 knockouts) and he entered as the No.12 super middleweight. JC Jr suffered his last loss when he faced Andrzej Fonfara in 2015 (=Chavez Jr vs Fonfara); after this bout he has won over Marcos Reyes (=Chavez Jr vs Reyes) and Dominik Britsch (=Chavez Jr vs Britsch). Alvarez vs Chavez Jr is the main event of the evening. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-05-06, close fight but not so exciting: Joseph Diaz vs Manuel Avila gets two stars.
Both undefeated, the NABF Fw champion Joseph Diaz entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 23-0-0 (13 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.9 featherweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Leo Santa Cruz) while his opponent, Manuel Avila, has an official record of 22-0-0 (8 knockouts) and he entered as the No.24 in the same weight class. JoJo Diaz fought four times last year beating Andrew Cancio (=Diaz vs Cancio) and Horacio Garcia in his last two (=Diaz vs Garcia) while Avila fought three times defeating Rene Alvarado (=Avila vs Alvarado), Prosper Ankrah and Jose Ramirez (=Avila vs Ramirez). JoJo Diaz vs Manuel Avila is valid for the NABF featherweight title; undercard of Saul Canelo Alvarez vs Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-05-06, pretty good fight between David Lemieux and Marcos Reyes: it gets three stars.
The former Ibf Mw champion David Lemieux entered this fight with a pro record of 37-3-0 (33 KOs=89%) and he is ranked as the No.3 middleweight in the world. He lost to #1 Gennady Golovkin in 2015 (=Golovkin vs Lemieux) but then he has won over Glen Tapia (=Lemieux vs Tapia), Cristian Fabian Rios (=Lemieux vs Rios) and Curtis Stevens (4-stars fight, Lemieux vs Stevens).
His opponent, Marcos Reyes, has an official boxing record of 35-4-0 (26 knockouts) and he entered as the No.87 super middleweight. He lost to Elvin Ayala in 2016 but he came back to win in 2017 defeating Diego Rivera. David Lemieux vs Marcos Reyes is on the undercard of Saul Canelo Alvarez vs Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-05-06, good exchanges between Lucas Matthysse and Emmanuel Taylor: it gets three stars.
The former Wbc super-Lw champion Lucas Martin Matthysse entered this fight with a record of 37-4-0 (34 KOs=92%) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since October 3, 2015 when he was defeated by Viktor Postol (=Matthysse vs Postol). Before this fight he had won over Ruslan Provodnikov (=Matthysse vs Provodnikov).
His opponent, Emmanuel Taylor, has a boxing record of 20-4-0 (14 knockouts) and he entered as the No.41 super lightweight in the world. He suffered two consecutive losses between 2014 and 2015, against Adrien Broner (=Broner vs Taylor) and Antonio Orozco (=Taylor vs Orozco) but then he has beat Wilfredo Acuna and Carlos Aguilera. Lucas Matthysse vs Emmanuel Taylor is on the undercard of Saul Canelo Alvarez vs Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-05-06, fight not so exciting between Joseph Parker and Razvan Cojanu: it gets two stars.
The undefeated Wbo champion Joseph Parker entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 22-0-0 (18 KOs=82%) and he is ranked as the No.7 heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Anthony Joshua). He fought five times last year beating Alexander Dimitrenko (=Parker vs Dimitrenko) and Andy Ruiz Jr in his last two (=Parker vs Ruiz Jr).
His opponent, Razvan Cojanu (who replaces Hughie Fury), has an official record of 16-2-0 (9 knockouts) and he entered as the No.78 in the same weight class. He lost to Donovan Dennis in 2015 (=Dennis vs Cojanu) but then he has won three bouts. Joseph Parker vs Razvan Cojanu is valid for the WBO World heavyweight title (Parker’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-05-05, pretty good fight between Yuriorkis Gamboa and Robinson Castellanos: it gets three stars.
The 2004 Olympic flyweight gold medalist and former IBF and Wba Fw champion Yuriorkis Gamboa entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 26-1-0 (17 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.18 lightweight in the world. He suffered his only loss when he faced Terence Crawford in 2014 (=Crawford vs Gamboa), after this bout he has won three times beating Rene Alvarado in 2017 (=Gamboa vs Alvarado).
His opponent, Robinson Castellanos, has an official record of 23-12-0 (13 knockouts) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since March 5, 2016 when he was defeated by Oscar Escandon (=Castellanos vs Escandon). Yuriorkis Gamboa vs Robinson Castellanos is the main event of the evening . Watch the video and rate this fight!
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